According to statistics, the tea industry is mostly distributed in the southern mountainous areas, which is a local characteristic industry and an important source of farmers' income. Tea income in concentrated producing areas accounts for more than 50% of farmers' income. In rural areas, especially in poverty-stricken areas such as Dabie Mountain, Wuling Mountain and Wumeng Mountain, and in the border mountainous areas of western Yunnan, it is a powerful starting point to vigorously develop the tea industry.
As the origin of tea, China has incomparable advantages in tea production. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture, last year, China's tea garden area was more than 43 million mu, and its output was more than 2.4 million tons, accounting for 60% and 42% of the world respectively, ranking first in the world.
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I. Introduction of some green teas
1, "Biluochun"
1. Origin: Dongting Biluochun is produced in Dongting Mountain, Taihu Lake, Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province. Biluochun was founded in the Ming Dynasty. It's already a saying that it's time to go down to the south of the Yangtze River. Quality characteristics: the rope is slender, curled into a snail, hairy, silvery and dense, rich in aroma, fresh and mellow in taste, sweet and thick, and the soup is green and clear. It is a treasure of famous tea in China, and is well-known at home and abroad for its "beautiful shape, bright color, strong fragrance and mellow taste".
2. West Lake Longjing
Origin: West Lake Longjing is a roasted green tea, which is produced in the mountainous areas around the West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, such as Lion Peak, Wengjiashan, Tiger Run, meijiawu, Yun Qi and Lingyin. Tea production in Hangzhou has a long history. It is recorded in Lu Yu's Tea Classic in the Tang Dynasty that Longjing tea was first produced prematurely in the Song Dynasty. Quality characteristics: Longjing tea is famous for its four unique qualities of "green color, strong fragrance, sweet taste and beautiful shape" and is known as "national tea".
Second, other functions of green tea.
1, reducing cardiovascular diseases
Animal experiments made by scientists show that catechins in tea can reduce total cholesterol, free cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides in plasma, and at the same time increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
2. Anti-aging
Antioxidants contained in green tea help to fight aging. Because in the process of human metabolism, if it is over-oxidized, it will produce a lot of free radicals, which are easy to age and cause cell damage. SOD (Superoxide Dismutase) is a kind of free radical scavenger, which can effectively remove excess free radicals and prevent the harm of free radicals to human body. Catechins in green tea can significantly improve SOD activity and scavenge free radicals.
3, beauty whitening
Green tea (tea itself) is ground into powder and used as a mask to clean skin, replenish water and control oil, dilute acne marks and repair skin damage. In addition, green tea is rich in vitamin C and flavonoids, which can make the skin whiter.
Step 4 lose weight and fat
Green tea contains theophylline and caffeine, which can activate protein kinase and triglyceride lipolytic enzyme through multiple functions, reduce the accumulation of fat cells, and thus achieve the effect of losing weight.
5. Prevent dental caries and remove bad breath.
Green tea contains fluorine, in which catechins can inhibit the action of cariogenic bacteria and reduce the occurrence of dental plaque and periodontitis. Tannic acid contained in tea has bactericidal effect, which can prevent food residues from breeding bacteria, so it can effectively prevent bad breath.
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